Shuttle-binder.



Pat ented June 26, 1900. F. BABCUCK.

SHUTTLE BINDER.

(Application filed Apr. 12, 1900.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR M 6M,

ATTORNEYS.

OTO LITHO., msnms'ron, D. c.

.UNITED STATES Parent @FFl CEt FRANK BABCOCK, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR OF TWO -THIRDS TO EDWIN TRAOI'ISLER, HERMAN METZ, AND IDABABCOOK, O'F SAME PLACE.

SHUTTLE-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,582, dated June 26,1900.

Application filed April 12, 1900. Serial No. i ill-0 model-l To (allwhom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK BABOOCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at 120 Barclay street, city of Paterson, county of Passaic, andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Shuttle-Binders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to looms; and it has reference particularly tothat portion of a loom which comprises the mechanism for stopping theshuttle after each shot thereof through the shed and which istechnically known as a shuttle-binder.

The object of my invention is to provide a shuttle-binder of simple,strong, and durable construction, easily adj ustable,and capable ofeffectively stopping the shuttle without material Wear upon eitheritself or the shuttle.

The invention consists in the improved shuttle-binder and in thecombination and arrangement of the various parts thereof, substantiallyas will be hereinafter more fully described, and finally embodied in theclauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views,Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my improved shuttle-binder; Fig.2, a top plan View of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a longitudinal sectional Viewthrough the binder, certain portions being shown in full to betterillustrate the na ture of my invention.

In said drawings, Ct designates the usual elongated metallic plate orbar, penetrated at one end by a vertically-extending hole or opening Z)for the reception of the pin by means of which said plate or bar ispivotally secured in the shuttle'box, the other end of said plate or barbeing flattened for the e11- gagement of the means whereby the binder islocked in its operative position, all of the usual and well knownconstruction.

The plate or bar a has a boss 0 formed integrally therewith andextending centrally thereof from one of its faces. Said boss and theplate are penetrated by a bore or hole cl. Between the boss and each endof the plate or bar there is formed in the latter a short transverselyextendin g slot 6. Through these slots projects a curved plate-spring f,one end of which, preferably that nearest the pivoted end of the plateor bar, is free, while its other end is riveted or otherwise secured tothe latter, as

portion or swell of the plate-spring is situated on that side of theplate or bar opposite to the side thereof from which the boss projects.

his a curved bridge-plate, against which the central portion of theinner face of the plate-spring bears, and to this bridge-plate issecured a pair of guide-pins t, which project through and are adapted tofreely slide in aperturesj, formed in the plate or bar both sides of theboss 0.

The boss 0 is internally threaded, and into it projects a set-screw 7c,provided with a central bore or opening, which latter is penetrated by aspindle 0, secured with its inner end to the bridge-plate h. looselyarranged in the set-screw 7c and is sur* rounded by a spiral spring m,bearing, respectively, against the bridge-plate h and a washer n, whichlatter rests on the inner end of the set-screw 70, as clearly shown inFig. 3 of the drawings.

It will be seen that by simply manipulating the set-screw 76 theposition of the bridge-plate relatively to the plate or bar a can beeasily adjusted. It will be also seen that the bridgeplate 71, itsguiding means, and the spiral spring comprise a mechanism whichconstitutes a butter for the plate-spring f.

In operation as the shuttle comes into the box it impinges first againstthe portion 19 of the spring-plate f and gradually depresses saidspring-plate-that is to say, the portion 7* of said spring-plate ismoved or forced through its respective slot 6. The shuttle when it comesto its resting position bears against the central portion (1 of saidspringplate and is firmly held in said position until it is thrown outof the box, as will be manifest.

It is of course understood that the spring It should be remarked thatthe curved Said spindle 0 is too - Having thus fully described myinvention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a shuttle-binder, the combination of an elongated plate havingappreciably-spaced openings, a curyed plate-spring secured at one of itsends to, and extending longitudinally of, said plate, said plate-springpenetrating the openings, and said plate also having an a yieldingbuffer, arranged in said intermediate opening, said buffer engaging theplatespring in that portion thereof between the openings, substantiallyas described.

2. In a shuttle-binder, the combination of an elongated plate havingappreciably-spaced openings, a curved plate-sprin g secured at one ofits ends to, and extending longitudinally of, said plate, saidplate-spring penetrating the openings and having its other end free andsaid plate also having an opening intermediate said first-namedopenings, and a yielding buffer arranged in said last-named opening,said plate-spring bearing against said buffer, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a shuttle-binder, the combination of an elongated plate, having anopening, a curved plate-sprin g secured at one of its ends to, andextending longitudinally of, said plate, the other end of saidplate-spring being free and approximately fitting and penewith itsmiddle portion in contact therewith, substantially as described.

4. In a shuttle-binder, the combination of 7 an elongated plate havingan opening, a curved plate-spring secured at one of its ends to, andextending longitudinally of, said plate, the other end of saidplate-spring being free and approximately fitting and penetratin g saidopening, a spring-actuated buffer engaging said plate-spring, and meansfor adjusting said bu iier,substantially as described. openingintermediate the other openings and 5. In a shuttle-binder, thecombination of an elongated plate, a curved plate-spring secured at oneof its ends to, and extending longitudinally of, said plate, a set-screwcarried trating said opening, and a yielding butter, 2 said plate-springbearing against said butter by said plate, a bridge-plate, saidplate-sprin g bearing against the latter, guide-pins carried by thebridge-plate and penetrating the plate, i and a spring interposedbetween said bridge- April, 1000.

FRANK BABCOOK. Witnesses:

THERESA TRACHSLER, IDA BABOOCK.

